Obituaries

Jun 17, 2019

Gerald “Jerry” M. Pankow, 91, of Waterloo, was called to his heavenly home on Monday, June 17, 2019.  He was born on March 13, 1928, in Green Lake, Wisconsin to the Rev. Erdmann and Katherine (Schwartz) Pankow.

Gerald was baptized into Christ and later confirmed his faith on July 12, 1942 at Frieden's Ev. Lutheran Church in...

Jun 9, 2019

Ronald Gene Millin formerly of rural Waterloo, more recently of Sun Prairie Healthcare Center in Sun Prairie passed away on June 9, 2019.

Ron was born July 12, 1928 in Patch Grove, WI to Ora and Alice (Bailey) Millin.  He graduated from Patch Grove High School and the UW Madison Short Course.  Ron was a veteran of...

Jun 1, 2019

Dolores J. Holzhueter, 87, of Sun Prairie, formerly of Waterloo passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Prairie Gardens in Sun Prairie.

Dolores was born on March 30, 1932 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Orville and Viola (Heiden) Mannigel. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1950 and later moved to Waterloo where she was a...

May 29, 2019

Janet “Jan” L. Staude, 61, of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at her home.

Jan was born on March 4, 1958 in Watertown, WI the daughter of Norman and Vivian (Wellman) Rusch. Jan was a graduate of Watertown High School. She received her Associate’s Degree in accounting from MATC in Watertown and later worked...

May 21, 2019

Fred W. Huebner, 87, of Waterloo, passed away peacefully at his beloved Stoney Brook farm with his family by his side.

His positive attitude and inner strength could not overcome his battle with cancer.

Fred was born on April 17, 1932 in Milford, WI, the son of Walter and Sylvia (Heller) Huebner. In 1957 he...

May 13, 2019

John R. “Jack” Erdmann, 83, of Watertown passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at Watertown Regional Medical Center.

Jack was born on January 20, 1936 in Watertown the son of Alfred and Elsie (Miller) Erdmann. He married the love of his life Shelby Jean Krueger on February 15, 1958 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Watertown...

May 12, 2019

Linda M. Hilker, age 101, of Watertown, passed away on Sunday, May 12 at Marquardt Health Center.

She was the last member of her immediate family, born on Feb.16, 1918 in the town of Milford to the late William and Martha (Moll) Altenburg.  Linda weighed less than 3 pounds at birth and was baptized that very day...

May 11, 2019

Charline Marie “Chee Chee” Wallman, 94, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, with her family at her side. She strongly persevered and continued to live life to the fullest extent possible during the past six months of hospice care. She was born on November 4, 1924, to Charles Chesterfield and Marie Genevieve (Maher) Moore in Pelham, New York....

May 10, 2019

Sherry L. Binger, age 69, of Watertown passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019.

Sherry was born on Aug. 4, 1949 in Beloit, WI the daughter of Elmer and Evelyn (Warner) Wendorf. She attended a one room school house just north of Sharon, WI and graduated from Big Foot High School in Walworth, WI. Sherry met her...

May 5, 2019

Barbara "Barb" L. Burg, 74, of Watertown was welcomed into heaven Sunday May 5th 2019.

Beloved daughter of John and Dorothy (Burg) Murphy born October 19, 1944 in Milwaukee.  Barb graduated from Riverside High School In Milwaukee.  Barbs' former jobs include the Milwaukee Post Office, bartending, Walgreens, and Walmart where she retired from after eight years of...

May 2, 2019

Betty Marie (Soder) Howland died May 2, 2019 at Park Terrace, Marquardt Village in Watertown with her daughter by her side.

Betty was born on May 8, 1922 in Clay Center, Kansas to Hugo and Florence (Mallory) Soder. The family moved to Formoso, Kansas in 1927. She only had to walk across the street to attend Formoso...

May 2, 2019

Lloyd H. Quamme, 99 of Reeseville passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Columbus Community Hospital.

Lloyd was born on March 11, 1920 in Bristol, WI, The son of Herbert and Tilda (Quammen) Quamme. Lloyd graduated from Sun Prairie High School and soon after he proudly served our country in the Army Air Corp during...

May 1, 2019

Janet E. Butzine 85, of Watertown passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Lilac Springs in Lake Mills.

Janet was born on September 29, 1933 in Ixonia the daughter of Charles and Florence (Gaugert) Dantuma.  She graduated from Oconomowoc High school and was a devoted member of Ebenezer Moravian Church in Watertown. Janet married Clarence Butzine...

Apr 24, 2019

Michael S. Schultz, Jr., 30 of Watertown, WI passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Watertown Regional Medical Center.

Michael was born on June 2, 1988 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky the son of Michael Schultz and Tracey Paul. He was a resident of Bethesda Lutheran Communities for 22 years. He was deeply loved by his parents...

Apr 20, 2019

Joseph P. Houston Jr., 74, of Waterloo passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on April 20, 2019 at Rainbow Hospice Center in Johnson Creek.

Joseph was born on February 11, 1945 in Tampa, Florida the son of Joseph and Eleanor (Bowman) Houston. He married the love of his life Barbara Hudson on November...

Apr 18, 2019

Marion C. Schwartz, 94 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Marquardt Health Center.

Marion was born on November 7, 1924 in the Town of Farmington, the daughter of Henry and Augusta (Bruhn) Kuehn. Marion was a graduate of Johnson Creek High School and a lifelong member of Ebenezer Moravian Church. She married...

Apr 3, 2019

Howard C. Soldner, 85 of the Marshall/Lake Mills area passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Sienna Crest in Fort Atkinson.

Howard was born on January 10, 1934 the son of Clarence and Esther (Zimmerman) Soldner. Howard married the love of his life Irene Korth on December 5, 1954 in Sun Prairie and the couple...

Mar 31, 2019

Marion E. Larson, 87, of Watertown passed away peacefully on Sunday March 31, 2019 at Park Ridge assisted living in Watertown.

Marion was born on September 11, 1931 in Sturgeon Bay, WI to Rev. Vernon and Ruth Miller. Marion married her husband Ronald Larson on August 20, 1960 in Brillion, Wisconsin and the couple enjoyed 47 years...

Mar 30, 2019

Diane M. Gerszewski 70, of Fort Atkinson passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at home.

Diane was born on Oct. 1, 1948 in Milwaukee the daughter of Frank and June Zwick.  Diane worked as a care giver with Visiting Angels for a number of years.  Diane was known as a sweet, gentle, kind and giving woman. ...

Mar 29, 2019

William “Bill” J. Knowles 87 of Watertown passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center in Johnson Creek.

Bill was born on April 28, 1931 in Easton, PA the son of George and Mabel (Van Holten) Knowles. He served with the U.S. Army from 1953-55.  He married the love of his life,...